Inaugural

HELLO TOMORROW KOREA

DEEP-TECH STARTUP CHALLENGE

TAKING KOREAN DEEP-TECH TO THE WORLD

KOREAECOSYSTEMPARTNERS

A competition designed for

KOREAN DEEP-TECH ENTREPRENEURS

As part of a global not-for-profit created by deep tech entrepreneurs, our mission is to highlight, empower and connect the most promising deep-tech enterprises from Korea to accelerate the transfer of breakthrough technologies into real world solutions. We achieve this through the Hello Tomorrow Korea Challenge in Seoul, which is followed by the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge in Paris, a different kind of startup competition that was designed to answer the needs of deep tech entrepreneurs.

PRESENT YOUR STARTUP ON STAGE TO HUNDREDS OF KOREAN

AND GLOBAL INVESTORS, POLITICIANS,

AND POTENTIAL PARTNERS!

THE TRACKS

We select the 10 best Korean start-ups across 10 tracks who will pitch on Stage at the Hello Tomorrow Korea Conference.

For the best early-stage startup – Equity-free, to be claimed before the Paris Global Summit. – Powered by CAMBRIDGE CONSULTANTS, THE UK

Cambridge Consultants is a world leader in technology innovation and product and service development that enables clients to achieve radical change to their business. We specialise in translating technology and unmet needs into breakthrough products and services that are ready to make money for our clients.

What sets us apart is the speed with which we deliver. To enable us to deliver a continuous stream of rapid, radical innovations, we have developed a proprietary set of tools and processes that we use every day with our clients, including Hitachi, Asahi, Philips, and Iridium. These enable us to identify risk, consider technology options and plan the right project that gets to market fastest.

The first step in this process forms the prize we’re offering – we will prepare and deliver a one-day workshop worth 50,000 USD with the selected winner to help identify the fastest development path and key risks for their product or service. The workshop will be hosted by one of our skilled facilitators and will include up to 5 of our technology experts and consultants – these experts will be selected based upon their relevance to the winning company’s technology and market focus and needs. 1-2 weeks after the workshop, we will deliver a summary report with recommendations.

This will provide the winner with valuable insight and guidance as to how to make their idea real, how to maximise the value of their idea or how to get to launch as fast as possible.

For the best early-stage startup, to ensure they can attend the Global Summit – Equity free, no strings attached – Powered by CAMBRIDGE CONSULTANTS, THE UK

As further support for the Grand Prize winner, CAMBRIDGE CONSULTANTS will provide the Winning Startup with a $1,000USD Travel Allowance to be used towards flight tickets and accommodation to attend the Paris Global Summit.

TOP 3 STARTUPS OF DEEP-TECH CHALLENGE

TOP 10 STARTUPS OF DEEP-TECH CHALLENGE

SEMI-FINALISTS

TIMELINE

Milestones of the 2017 edition

APPLICATIONS OPEN

START OF THE INAUGURAL HELLO TOMORROW KOREA CHALLENGE, WITH AUTOMATIC ENTRY INTO THE 4TH EDITION OF THE HELLO TOMORROW GLOBAL CHALLENGE

Do you have a deep-tech startup or project that uses advanced technology to answer a societal or industrial challenge? Apply online for the Hello Tomorrow Korea and Hello Tomorrow Global Challenges 2017!

APPLICATIONS CLOSE

DEADLINE FOR APPLYING TO THE HELLO TOMORROW KOREA, AND HELLO TOMORROW GLOBAL CHALLENGES!

Be sure to submit your application on the online platform before June 1st at 11:59 CET if you want your project to be reviewed by our judges. As we receive a lot of applications and are on a tight schedule, we are unfortunately unable to offer extensions for application submissions.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE

DEADLINE FOR APPLYING TO THE HELLO TOMORROW KOREA

Startups applying to compete only in the Korean Challenge will have till the 5th June to “Submit” their application. Be sure to submit your application on the online platform before June 5th at 11:59 CET if you want your project to be reviewed by our judges. As we receive a lot of applications and are on a tight schedule, we are unfortunately unable to offer extensions for application submissions.

PUBLICATION OF THE TOP 30 KOREAN STARTUPS

THE 30 BEST DEEP-TECH STARTUPS FROM THE KOREA CHALLENGE ARE REVEALED TO THE WORLD!

Hello Tomorrow Korea will publish its Korea list of the most promising deep-tech startups in collaboration with Hello Tomorrow Global our partners, including Chosun Ilbo. The top 30 startups from the Challenge are invited to attend the Hello Tomorrow Korea Conference on July 3rd and 4th, and will have the opportunity to interact with 100s of Korean and Global investors and potential partners.

PUBLICATION OF THE TOP 10 KOREAN STARTUPS

THE 10 BEST KOREAN DEEP-TECH STARTUPS FROM THE HELLO TOMORROW KOREA CHALLENGE ARE REVEALED TO THE WORLD!

Hello Tomorrow Korea will publish its Korea list of the 10 most promising deep-tech startups in collaboration with our partners, including ChosunIlbo. The top 10 startups from the Korea Challenge are invited to Pitch Onstage in front of a huge crowd of enablers, experts & influencers who attend the Hello Tomorrow Korea Conference on July 3rd and 4th.

PUBLICATION OF THE TOP 500

THE 500 BEST DEEP-TECH STARTUPS FROM THE CHALLENGE ARE REVEALED TO THE WORLD!

Hello Tomorrow will publish its global list of the most promising deep-tech startups in collaboration with our partners, including BNP Paribas. The top 500 startups from the Challenge are invited to attend the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit on October 26th and 27th, as well as the Investor Summit on October 25th to interact with 100+ investors.

HELLO TOMORROW KOREA CONFERENCE

WHERE YOU MEET THE ENABLERS WHO WILL TAKE YOUR TECHNOLOGY TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Pitch in front of a huge crowd of Korean and Global enablers, experts and influencers. Meet the most active industrial corporates looking for collaborations with innovative deep-tech projects, demo your product and meet an amazing crowd of peers at the premium, Hello Tomorrow Korea Conference!

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GLOBAL FINALISTS

THE STARTUPS THAT WILL TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT THE HELLO TOMORROW GLOBAL SUMMIT IN PARIS

On September 1st, Hello Tomorrow Global, Paris will announce the list of startups that will pitch on the main stage at the Global Summit. All other Top 500 startups selected will still have a chance to demo their product / project and pitch during live sessions over multiple stages of the event. The most outstanding and mature projects will be selected to present a keynote on the main stage as well, in front of 800 experts, industrials and top investors.

INVESTOR DAY

MEET WITH 100+ INVESTORS

The top 500 Global startups are invited to attend the Investor Summit in Paris which will feature 100+ investors, including top VCs that have already confirmed their participation (Atomico, Accel, Index, Lakestar, Flagship, Breakout Labs, Novo, Point Nine, Ecomachine Ventures, etc.). You will be able to plan up to fifteen 30 minute meetings during this full day dedicated to connecting with investors that are interested in your kind of product / project.

HELLO TOMORROW GLOBAL SUMMIT

THE PINNACLE OF DEEP-TECH SUMMITSWHERE YOU MEET THE ENABLERS WHO WILL TAKE YOUR TECHNOLOGY TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Pitch in front of a huge crowd of experts and influencers, meet the most active industrial corporates looking for collaborations with innovative deep-tech projects, demo your product and meet an amazing crowd of peers at the exclusive, invite-only Hello Tomorrow Global Summit!

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Am I eligible to apply?

Hello Tomorrow Korea aims to empower ALL deep-tech projects Korean based or founded. We therefore have set up the broadest, yet fairest, rules for projects in all stages of development.

YOUR PROJECT IS FOUNDED / INCORPORATED IN KOREA OR HAS AT LEAST 50% OF ITS OPERATIONS IN KOREA.

Some projects / startups are incorporated outside of Korea, Delaware for example, but are Korean founded with most of its operations in Korea. In other cases, R&D centers are located, for example in India, with much operations outside Korea, but the company is Korean Founded and registered. If you are uncertain, you can still apply and we will consider you fairly. Foreign founded projects with at least 50% of its operations or R&D in Korea, will also qualify. IMPORTANT: If your project does not meet “this criteria point”, then you may still apply if the below criteria are met. However, in this case you will only qualify for the “Global Challenge” and not the “Korea Challenge”.

YOUR PROJECT IS IN ITS EARLY-STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT (SEED OR SERIES A)

We also accept projects that are about to be spinned-out from academic labs as long as they have a strong proof of concept

YOUR PROJECT IS BASED ON A SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, A COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROCESS OR AN INNOVATIVE APPLICATION OF AN EXISTING TECHNOLOGY

YOUR PROJECT COULD SOLVE AN INDUSTRIAL, SOCIETAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL UNMET NEED OR CREATE A NEW MARKET

HELLO TOMMOROW GLOBAL, PARIS

CHALLENGE PRIZES

Funds – Connections – Visibility

Hello Tomorrow makes sure that all applicants benefit from the Challenge experience, while ensuring the creation of a global deep-tech ecosystem across the world.

ONE €100K GRAND PRIZE

For the best early-stage startup – Equity-free, no strings attached – Powered by BNP Paribas

TEN €15K TRACK PRIZES

For the best early-stage startup in each track – Equity free, no strings attached – Powered by our track partners

TEN KEYNOTES ON THE MAIN STAGE OF THE HELLO TOMORROW GLOBAL SUMMIT

For the best series A Startups, to follow the path of Hello Tomorrow speakers (e.g. Michael Bloomberg, Demis Hassabis, CTO of NASA, etc.)

EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THE HELLO TOMORROW INVESTOR DAY – OCTOBER 25TH

For the best 50 startups of each track – A full day of one-on-one meetings with more than 200 leading international investors – Seed & Series A – Atomico, Sofinnova, Accel, Index, Lakestar, Flagship, Breakout Labs, Novo, Point Nine, Ecomachine Ventures

HELLO TOMORROW GLOBAL, PARIS

INVESTOR DAY

One full day to connect with 300 investors

HELLO TOMORROW GLOBAL, PARIS

JURY MEMBERS

Get hand-picked by the best

Hello Tomorrow has set up an international and interdisciplinary committee of leading scientists, industrial specialists, successful deep-tech entrepreneurs and renowned VC, to select the best startups in each industry track.

HELLO TOMORROW GLOBAL, PARIS

PREVIOUS FINALISTS

Raised more than $120M

Take these amazing entrepreneurs as examples of what can be achieved through the Hello Tomorrow Challenge.

“The Hello Tomorrow Challenge gave us the unique opportunity to interact with start-ups from all over the world as well as with top-level investors and corporate companies. I would highly recommend the competition to any start-up wanting to go global!”
CEO, Novagray – 2016 Healthcare Winner